Step one pertains to the substance of the group interaction and what has happened to each individual. It deals with facts, occurrences and leads naturally into interpretation. It is intended to elicit descriptive responses about facts and occurrences. The What? is used to start processing by asking (note that they don’t necessarily have to begin with the word “what”): ·What did you learn today? ·Let’s talk about what happened this week. ·What were some of the interesting things you learned about? ·In what ways was it difficult? Easy? ·What happened today?
So what?
Step two pertains to the difference the experience made to individuals. It looks at the consequences of the day’s actions and gives meaning to them. Students abstract and generalize what they are learning and shift from the descriptive into the interpretive. At this point the questions asked are usually: ·What did your experience mean to you? ·How do you feel about what happened today? ·What did you learn from today? ·In what ways to you think you or people you know might contribute to this? Why should we care?
Now, what?
Step three involves the process of taking lessons learned from the experience and reapplying them to other situations and the larger picture. It is a time for goal setting and long range planning. The Now What? questions may look like: ·What will we do the rest of the week? ·What will we do when we get return to this subject? ·Who should we contact for additional information or help? ·What else do we need to learn to more fully understand __.
The What? is used to start processing by asking (note that they don’t necessarily have to begin with the word “what”):
· What did you learn today?
· Let’s talk about what happened this week.
· What were some of the interesting things you learned about?
· In what ways was it difficult? Easy?
· What happened today?
· What did your experience mean to you?
· How do you feel about what happened today?
· What did you learn from today?
· In what ways to you think you or people you know might contribute to this? Why should we care?
· What will we do the rest of the week?
· What will we do when we get return to this subject?
· Who should we contact for additional information or help?
· What else do we need to learn to more fully understand __.